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FIGURE 1. PET/CT-based diagnosis of osteomyelitis complicating diabetic foot in 50-y-old man with nonhealing wound in right forefoot. (A and B) 18F-FDG PET coronal (A) and transaxial (B) images show area of increased 18F-FDG uptake in lateral aspect of forefoot. (C) PET/CT localizes abnormal 18F-FDG uptake to head of fourth metatarsus. (D) CT shows normal bone structure in corresponding area. Osteomyelitis was further confirmed by histopathologic examination of tissue samples obtained at surgery.
